On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:07:13AM +0100, Florian Rathgeber wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 30/06/12 09:14, Anders Logg wrote: > > Can we map the web address? > > Yes, you can set the CNAME record to map to any domain. I'm doing that > for a project and it works flawlessly. It does not support https though.
ok. > > In any case, the new server is booked, installed and up and > > running but this is something to consider next time. > > When is "next time"? How long is the contract for the server? I don't know. Next time we set up a new domain, the server goes down, we're not happy with the service etc... > > -- Anders > > > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 06:51:34AM +0200, Harish Narayanan wrote: > >> This is almost the ideal solution, except that fpo needs a little > >> bit of server side functionality to dynamically generate some of > >> its content. > > Which parts of the site are dynamic? There's a javascript for the slideshow and we run some cronjobs to generate stuff, rebuild documentation, fetch news + it's practical to have a server at our disposal when we need it. -- Anders > Florian > > >> Harish > >> > >> On 6/30/12 1:56 AM, Florian Rathgeber wrote: > >>> Just throwing in the idea: Static pages can be hosted free of > >>> charge on GitHub, via github pages (http://pages.github.com/). > >>> The sites are served from the Rackspace cloud, which promises > >>> high reliability (they boast 99.63% uptime over the last 365 > >>> days) and low latency. > >>> > >>> Since the FEniCS site is powered by sphinx, deployment is > >>> really straightforward. There is even a python module for > >>> deploying sphinx on GitHub pages: > >>> http://pypi.python.org/pypi/github-tools/ > >>> > >>> Let me know if you'd consider this option and I'll be happy to > >>> assist. > >>> > >>> Florian > >>> > >>> On 29/06/12 11:46, Anders Logg wrote: > >>>> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:03:02PM +0200, Johan Jansson > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Anders Logg > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> The web server has been down since ca lunch today due to > >>>>>> some broken cable. I have no information on when it will > >>>>>> be back up again. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> It seems that the current host (Simula IT services) is > >>>>>> somewhat unreliable so I'm investigating the possibility > >>>>>> of moving the server to an external host. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I've had good experience with > >>>>>> http://www.scorpiondata.com/ in the past. Comments and > >>>>>> input on other options are welcome. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ Mailing > >>>>>> list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : > >>>>>> [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : > >>>>>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> From a web search I found two testimonials which don't look > >>>>> so good for Scorpion Data: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.johaneckman.se/tag/sheimo-scorpion-data/ > >>>>> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johaneckman.se%2Ftag%2Fsheimo-scorpion-data%2F > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>>>> > http://www.henrikcarlsson.se/2010/07/12/nytt-webbhotell-ny-doman/ > >>>>> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.henrikcarlsson.se%2F2010%2F07%2F12%2Fnytt-webbhotell-ny-doman%2F > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>>>> > They recommend Binero instead, which I've also seen get good scores in > >>>>> tests. They won the Internetworld test for web hotels 2009 > >>>>> and 2010: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://internetworld.idg.se/2.1006/1.309237/sveriges-basta-webbhotell---fjolarets-favorit-slar-till-igen > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>>>> > http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Finternetworld.idg.se%2F2.1006%2F1.309237%2Fsveriges-basta-webbhotell---fjolarets-favorit-slar-till-igen > >>>>> > >>>>> Maybe that would be a good candidate? > >>> > >>>> Perhaps, but I'm also finding some bad reviews for Binero: > >>> > >>>> http://www.rejta.se/omdome/103517/Binero+AB > >>>> http://translate.google.se/translate?sl=en&tl=sv&js=n&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rejta.se%2Fomdome%2F103517%2FBinero%2BAB&act=url > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > (and many good reviews). > >>> > >>>> A priority will be response time and willingness to arrange > >>>> billing according to our needs (paying in advance for an > >>>> extended period). I had a very bad experience with Bahnhof > >>>> billing (where the domains are registered) last year and > >>>> moved the registration to nameisp.se (who were very > >>>> responsive). > >>> > >>>> I emailed scorpionshops this morning and they were very > >>>> responsive. I'll see how it goes. My suggestion is to try to > >>>> move the server there quickly (as a test). If all goes well > >>>> and we find the service is both flexible and reliable, we can > >>>> pay for an extended period. > >>> > >>>> -- Anders > >>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ Mailing > >>>> list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : > >>>> [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >>>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : > >>>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: > >>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : > >>> [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : > >>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>> > >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk/uwcAACgkQ8Z6llsctAxZtMwCfYik5bQeZNmgLdvxet9FZZ+ET > XhwAn3In4Ga0PDnQz3EvV1PTZQmSWLQq > =VctN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
